Box

ABSTRACT

A box used for being assembling onto a wall including a rear plate, a front plate, and a plurality of side plates is provided. The rear plate is touched and fixed onto the wall with a plate surface thereof. The rear plate has a first locking portion. Each side plate has a second locking portion extended from an edge thereof locking with the first locking portion along a first direction, such that the side plates are fixed at edges of the rear plate, wherein the first direction is an orthogonal axis of the wall. The wall presses the second locking portion to lock with the rear plate along the first direction while the rear plate touches the wall. The front plate is detachably assembled to the side plates and opposite to the rear plate, wherein the rear plate, the front plate, and the side plates form a sealed receiving space.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 103140617, filed on Nov. 24, 2014. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a box, and relates particularly to a box used for receiving an electronic device.

2. Description of Related Art

With the advances and spread of technology, various types of wireless communication systems, for example, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) or a WiMax wireless communication system using ethernet and such related devices are becoming increasingly prevalent. Generally speaking, a large number of wireless communication apparatuses are set up outdoors, and therefore certain anti-theft measures of the wireless communication apparatuses are needed. The containers or boxes for receiving the above devices more or less use an assembling device or a lock disposed on the outside of the container or box as a means for theft prevention. However, the locking structure may be clearly seen from the outside, it is susceptible to being unlocked or disassembled, and thus the protection provided to the related devices inside are limited.

SUMMARY

The disclosure is directed to a box, suitable for receiving communication devices inside, has a reinforced structure for anti-theft feature.

The disclosure provides a box used for being assembled onto a wall. The box includes a rear plate, a front plate and a plurality of side plates. The rear plate and a plate surface thereof is touched and fixed onto the wall. The rear plate has a first locking portion. Each of the side plates has a second locking portion extended from an edge of the side plate, and the second locking portion locks with the first locking portion along a first direction such that the side plates are fixed at edges of the rear plate. The first direction is an orthogonal axis of the wall. When the plate surface of the rear plate is touched and fixed onto the wall, the wall presses the second locking portion to lock with the rear plate along the first direction. The front plate is detachably assembled to the side plates and opposite to the rear plate, wherein the rear plate, the side plates and the front plate form a sealed receiving space.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the rear plate and the side plates respectively have jigsaw edges, and one jigsaw edge of the rear plate and one jigsaw edge of any of the side plates are mutually fitted complimentarily, such that the rear plate and each of the side plates are assembled together.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the front plate and the side plates respectively have jigsaw edges, and one jigsaw edge of the front plate and one jigsaw edge of any of the side plates are mutually fitted complimentarily such that the front plate and each of the side plates are assembled together.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the box further includes a plurality of fixing components, the fixing components respectively penetrate the rear plate from inside the receiving space and embed into the wall, such that the rear plate is fixed onto the wall.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the rear plate has a layered opening, the first locking portion is one of a side edge structure of the layered opening, and the second locking portion is a hook protruding from the edge of the side plate, and the hook passes through the layered opening along a second direction to lock with the side edge structure of the layered opening. The second direction is opposite to the first direction.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the box further includes a mortise piece, locking with a side edge structure of another side of the layered opening along the first direction. The mortise piece and the hook are mutually interfered.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, when the plate surface of the rear plate is touched and fixed onto the wall, the wall presses the hook and the mortise piece towards the first direction, such that a part of the hook and a part of the mortise piece are clamped between the rear plate and the wall.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the box further includes a locking assembly disposed at the front plate, and after the receiving space is formed by assembling the front plate and the side plates, the locking assembly is located inside the receiving space. At least one of the side plates has a key hole, and after the front plate and the side plates are assembled, the locking assembly is suitable to lock with the key hole by remote control, such that the front plate and the side plates are locked together.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the locking assembly includes a motor disposed at the front plate and facing the rear plate. At least one screw rod is movably arranged with the motor and correspond with the key hole. The motor drives the screw rod back and forth to move into the key hole or move out of the key hole.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the locking assembly includes a motor and at least one moving component. The motor has a rotation shaft and at least one guiding pillar located on the rotation shaft. The moving component is sheathed on the rotation shaft and has at least one thread groove. The guiding pillar is movably coupled with the thread groove. The rotation shaft rotates and drives the moving component back and forth along an axis of the rotation axis, such that the moving component moves into the key hole or moves out of the key hole.

Based on the above, in the embodiments of the disclosure, the rear plate and the side plates of the box are mutually assembled respectively via the first locking portion and the second locking portion, wherein the first locking portion and the second locking portion are essentially concealed in the plate body of the rear plate and the side plates, and the wall further provides an effect of pressing that the second locking portion locks on to the first locking portion along a direction orthogonal to the wall. This allows the box to achieve a mutual fixing effect by the assembling process of the rear plate and the side plates, and the locking portion is not exposed outside of the box such that the box is not easily disassembled from the outside so as to provide a certain effect of anti-theft in structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a box according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the box of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of two portions A and B of the box of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of two portions C and D of the box of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are partial exploded views of two portions E and F of the box of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 illustrates a latching arrangement between a rear plate and a side plate according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating an assembling process of the box of FIG. 2.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a locking assembly according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a box according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the box of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, a box 100 suitable for being assembled onto a wall 10 outdoors is provided, and the inside of the box 100 is used to receive electronic devices (not shown), for example, a GSM transmission system and such related wireless communication devices, allowing the box 100 to be used as a platform for disposing electronic devices above.

The box 100 is made up by an assembly of a plurality of plates, including a rear plate 110, a front plate 160 and a plurality of side plates 120, 130, 140, 150. The rear plate 110 is touched and fixed onto the wall 10. More specifically, the box 100 also includes a plurality of fixing components 180, for example a plurality of gecko nails, used to penetrate the rear plate 110 and embed into the wall 10 to achieve a fixing effect and also used to make the rear plate 110 and a plate surface of the rear plate 110 touch the wall 10. The plurality of side plates 120˜150 are respectively assembled at edges of the rear plate 110 such that the plates 110˜440 could form a receiving space R1. Next, after the aforementioned electronic devices are placed inside the receiving space R1, the front plate 160 is assembled and fixed onto the side plates 120˜150, to achieve an effect of locking electronic devices in a sealed receiving space R1. In other words, the box 100 of the present embodiment is used for receiving electronic devices, and by preventing any connecting structures from being exposed from the box 100 over the course of the assembling process that a certain effect of anti-theft could be provided in structure.

More specifically, FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of two portions A and B in the box of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of two portions C and D in the box of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 2˜FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the rear plate 110 and the side plates 140 and 150 respectively have jigsaw edges 112, 114, 142, 152, wherein the jigsaw edges 112, 114 of the rear plate 110 and the jigsaw edges 142, 152 of the side plates 140, 150 are complementarily fit mutually, therefore the jigsaw edges 112, 114, 142, 152 may be used as a binding structure between two plates, to allow each of the side plates 120˜150 and the rear plate 110 to be mutually assembled together. Here, only a part of the rear plate 110 and a part of the side plates 140, 150 are described in the example, however the disclosure is not limited to the present embodiment, that is to say, any two adjacent plates of the disclosure could be assembled together by the jigsaw structure described above.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are partial exploded views of two portions E and F in the box of FIG. 2, and illustrate an arrangement of the rear plate 110 and one of the side plates 140 before locking and after locking, wherein a dotted-line contour in FIG. 5 illustrates a state of the side plate 140 being locked to the rear plate 110. On the other hand, the sectional view illustrated here facilitates the identification of the structure related to the plates. Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the rear plate 110 has a layered opening 116 and a first locking portion 118, here the layered opening 116 is an opening in the rear plate 110 with different inner diameters D1, D2 about the same axis (along the same Z axis), wherein the inner diameter D2 of the opening that is closer to the wall 10 is greater than the inner diameter D1 of the opening that is away from the wall 10. The first locking portion 118 is a side edge structure in step-shaped manner of the layered opening 116. Furthermore, the side plate 140 (only the side plate 140 is illustrated here as an example, however, all the side plates 120˜150 of the present embodiment have the locking structure substantially) has a second locking portion 148 extending from an edge of the side plate 140, for example a hook structure in the figure, is used to mutually lock with the first locking portion 118 of the rear plate 110, such that the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140 are fixed together.

More specifically, the side plate 140 includes a main body 141 and a second locking portion 148 extending towards the rear plate 110 from an edge of the main body 141, and the second locking portion 148 is separated into a first part B1 and a second part B2. In the present embodiment, when the above rear plate 110 and the side plate 140 are mutually assembled via the jigsaw edge, the second locking portion 148 enters and penetrates the layered opening 116 toward the negative Z-axis direction, and then locks the second locking portion 148 to the first locking portion by moving the side plate 140 toward the positive Y-axis direction to allow the side plate 140 to arrive at the position illustrated by the dotted-line contour in FIG. 5.

In addition, the box 100 also includes an L shaped mortise piece 30, the mortise piece 130 locks on another side edge structure (namely the opposite side of the first locking portion 118 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6) of the layered opening 116, such that the mortise piece 30 and the second locking portion 148 of the side plate 140 lock on to the rear plate 110 at the same time, wherein the mortise piece 30, the rear plate 110 and the side plates 140 are in a mutually interfering arrangement. In the present embodiment, the mortise piece 30 has different outer diameters D4, D5 along the Y-axis, and the first part B1 of the second locking portion 148 has an outer diameter D6 along the Y-axis, wherein a sum of the outer diameters D5 and D6 essentially is equal to or greater than the inner diameter D2 of the layered opening 116. On the other hand, when the second locking portion 148 is already assembled with the first locking portion 118, a residual diameter D3, which is subtracted the outer diameter D7 of the second part B2 of the second locking portion 148 along the Y-axis from the inner diameter D1 of the layered opening 116, is equal to or smaller than the outer diameter D4 of the mortise piece 30 substantially, therefore, the mortise piece 30 is essentially abutted with the second locking portion 148 and the layered opening 116 of the rear plate 110 in an interfering manner.

As described above, the rear plate 110 is fixed onto the wall 10 by the fixing components 180, the rear plate 110 moves in the negative Z-axis direction towards the wall 10, and namely the wall 10 provides a pressing force in the positive Z-axis direction to the second locking portion 148 of the side plates 140 and the mortise piece 30 to move in the positive Z-axis direction. Substantially, the second locking portion 148 and the mortise piece 30 are deemed positioned onto the wall 10 and inserted into the layered opening 116 of the rear plate 110 gradually in the process of fixing the rear plate 110 onto the wall 10. Based on this, aside from producing a mutually interfering force along the Y-axis by the mortise piece 30 and the second locking portion 148, it may also allow parts of the second part B1 and the mortise piece 30 to be structurally clamped between the wall 10 and the rear plate 110 along the Z-axis. Therefore, in the process of a user fixing the rear plate 110 onto the wall 10, it is easier to accomplish the locking steps between the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140, wherein the higher the degree of compactness of the rear plate 110 and the wall 10, also means the higher degree of compactness between the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140 by locking.

Therefore, after the box 100 is assembled onto the wall 10, the locking structure between the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140 (namely the first locking portion 118 and the second locking portion 148) is essentially concealed in the plate body (namely the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140), and the assembly arrangement between the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140 can not be learned by observation from the outside surrounding, and the aforementioned fixing components 180 essentially are embedded into the wall 10 by penetrating the rear plate 110 from the receiving space R1, therefore they will be located in the sealed receiving space R1, thus under the condition that the connecting structures are not exposed, the box 100 can not be easily disassembled. In other words, anti-theft effects is provided to the box 100 structurally by the rear plate 110, the fixing components 180, the first locking portion 118 and the second locking portion 148 between the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140, and namely in terms of thieves, aside from directly destroying the box 100, there is not enough information provided for a smooth disassembling method of the box 100.

FIG. 7 illustrates a locking arrangement between a rear plate and a side plate according to another embodiment of the disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7, the difference between the above embodiment is that a portion of a mortise piece 40 of the present embodiment which is used to penetrate the layered opening 116 and interfere with the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140, has a wedge shape. Namely the dimension along the Y-axis varies with the position of the Z-axis. Accordingly, the leading edge of the mortise piece 40 has a smaller outer diameter (outer diameter D8) which may be used as a positioning guide for the mortise piece 40 when penetrating the layered opening 116, and the larger outer diameter (outer diameter D9) produces an interference with the rear plate 110 and the side plate 140.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating an assembling process of the box of FIG. 2, and is used to show the assembling method between the front plate and the side plate. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, when the assembly of the aforementioned rear plate 110 and the side plates 120˜150 is completed, a receiving space R1 will be formed, and be suitable for a user to assemble electronic devices inside the receiving space R1. Next, the front plate 160 is assembled to the side plates 120˜150 to seal the receiving space R1. As shown in the aforementioned embodiments of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, between the front plate 160 and the side plates 120˜150, there are respectively jigsaw edges (the jigsaw edges 144, 162 shown in FIG. 8), and therefore similarly may be used as a binding structure for the mutual assembly.

Furthermore, the box 100 also includes a locking assembly 170, disposed at the front plate 160, and after the front plate 160 is assembled to the side plates 120˜150, the locking assembly 170 is essentially located inside of the receiving space R1. In the present embodiment, the side plates 130, 140 respectively have key holes 132, 146, corresponding with the aforementioned locking assembly 170. After the front plate 160 and the side plates 120˜150 are assembled, the locking assembly 170 is suitable to be driven by remote control to lock to the key holes 132, 146 to fix the front plate 160 and the side plates 130, 140 together.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the locking assembly 170 includes a motor 172 and at least one screw rod 174 (two screw rods are shown), wherein the motor 172 is disposed on a side of the front plate 160 facing the rear plate 110, and the screw rods 174 are movably assembled to the motor 172 along the X-axis and correspond with the key holes 132, 146 on the side plates 130, 140. Accordingly, the screw rods 174 are driven by remote control to move back and forth along the X-axis by the wireless control module (not shown) electrically connected to the motor 172, allowing the screw rods 174 to move into the key holes 132, 146 or out of the key holes 132, 146 of the side plates 130, 140, achieving a locking and unlocking effect. As a result, in the box 100 of the present embodiment, all of the assembly structures of the side plates 120˜150 with the rear plate 110 and the front plate 160 may be considered to be inside the plate body or in the sealed receiving space R1, and therefore the assembly structure of the box and method thereof can not be learned by observing the box from the outside, such that the box 100 can not be disassembled, and an anti-theft effect is provided.

The number of screw rods and types of screw rod should not be construed as a limitation to the invention, in the present embodiment, one screw rod 174 disposed on each opposite side of the motor 172 is shown as an example, and the motor 172 may use known transmission components to drive different screw rods 174 to lock with the corresponding key holes 132, 146 on the side plates 130, 140. In another embodiment not shown, one screw rod may be disposed on one side of the motor to achieve a required locking effect, and in another embodiment, besides a screw rod moving back and forth along the X-axis above, another screw rod may be disposed on the front plate moving back and forth along the Y-axis, and corresponding key holes could be disposed on the side plates to allow the front plate and the side plates have an even closer integration.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a locking assembly according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 9, the difference between the above embodiment lies in, the locking assembly 270 of the present embodiment includes a motor 272 and at least one moving component 274, and the motor 272 has a rotation shaft 272 a and at least one guiding pillar 272 b located on the rotation shaft 272 a. The moving component 274 includes a sleeve 274 c sheathed on the rotation shaft 272 a and the sleeve 274 c has a thread groove 274 a. The guiding pillar 272 b is movably coupled to the thread groove 274 a, and when the rotation shaft 272 a rotates about the X-axis, the moving component 274 may be driven to move back and forth along the X-axis, and accordingly allows the moving component 274 to move into the key holes 132, 146 (labelled in FIG. 8) or move out of the key holes 132, 146.

More specifically, the moving component 274 also includes a restriction component 274 b extending along the X-axis, and is coupled with the sleeve 274 c restricting the rotation of the moving component 274 about the X-axis. In the present embodiment, the restriction component 274 b includes a trench A1 disposed on the outside surface of the sleeve 274 c and extending along the X-axis, and a protruding guide component A2 disposed on the front plate 160, and therefore the sleeve 274 c may be driven to move only along the X-axis by the protruding guide component A2 movably coupled to the trench A1 along the X-axis. In other words, by the restricting effect provided by the restriction component 274 b, the sleeve 274 c sheathed on the rotation shaft 272 a does not rotate along with the rotation shaft 272 a about the X-axis, but instead the sleeve 274 c moves back and forth along the X-axis via the arrangement of the thread groove 274 a with the guiding pillar 272 b. The type of restriction component 274 b should not be construed as a limitation to the invention, and currently available techniques to make the sleeve 274 c not rotate along with the rotation shaft 272 a, may be suitable to be used in the disclosure.

In summary, in the above embodiments of the disclosure, the rear plate and the side plates of the box are mutually assembled respectively via the first locking portion and the second locking portion, wherein aside from the first locking portion and the second locking portion essentially being concealed in the plate body of the rear plate and the side plates, the wall further provides an effect of pressing the second locking portion, making the second locking portion lock on to the first locking portion along a direction orthogonal to the wall. Therefore, by the assembling process of the rear plate and the wall, the rear plate and the side plates may achieve a mutual fixing effect.

Furthermore, the box also includes a locking assembly disposed on the front plate, and the side plates have key holes corresponding to the locking assembly, and after mutual assembly of the front plate and the side plates with the jigsaw edges, the motor of the locking assembly may be driven by remote control to drive the screw rods or moving component to lock on to the key holes. Accordingly, by concealing various types of latching and locking structures inside of the box, no assembly structure is required to be disposed on the outside surface of the box, and therefore under the support of no exposed locking structures and latching assemblies, the box has anti-theft effect and is not easily disassembled from the outside.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A box used for being assembled onto a wall, comprising: a rear plate, having a first locking portion, and a plate surface of the rear plate touched and fixed onto the wall; a plurality of side plates, each of the side plates having a second locking portion extended from an edge of the side plate, the second locking portion locking with the first locking portion along a first direction to fix the side plates at edges of the rear plate, and the first direction being an orthogonal axis of the wall, wherein the wall presses the second locking portion to lock with the rear plate along the first direction when the plate surface of the rear plate is touched and fixed onto the wall; and a front plate, detachably assembled to the side plates and opposite to the rear plate, wherein the rear plate, the side plates and the front plate form a sealed receiving space.
 2. The box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear plate and the side plates respectively have jigsaw edges, and a jigsaw edge of the rear plate and a jigsaw edge of any of the side plates are mutually fitted complimentarily, such that the rear plate and each of the side plates are assembled together.
 3. The box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front plate and the side plates respectively have jigsaw edges, and a jigsaw edge of the front plate and a jigsaw edge of any of the side plates are mutually fitted complimentarily, such that the front plate and each of the side plates are assembled together.
 4. The box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of fixing components, penetrating the rear plate from inside the receiving space and embedded into the wall respectively to fix the rear plate onto the wall.
 5. The box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear plate has a layered opening, the first locking portion is one of a side edge structure of the layered opening, and the second locking portion is a hook protruding from the edge of the side plate, the hook passes through the layered opening along a second direction to lock with the side edge structure of the layered opening, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
 6. The box as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: a mortise piece, locking with a side edge structure of another side of the layered opening along the first direction, wherein the mortise piece and the hook are mutually interfered.
 7. The box as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the plate surface of the rear plate is touched to the wall, the wall presses the hook and the mortise piece towards the first direction, such that a part of the hook and a part of the mortise piece are clamped between the rear plate and the wall.
 8. The box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a locking assembly, disposed at the front plate, and located inside the receiving space after the receiving space formed by assembling the front plate and the side plates, wherein at least one of the side plates has a key hole, and after the front plate and the side plates are assembled, the locking assembly is suitable to lock with the key hole by remote control, such that the front plate and the side plates are locked together.
 9. The box as claimed in claim 8, wherein the locking assembly comprises: a motor, disposed at the front plate and facing the rear plate; and at least one screw rod, movably arranged with the motor and corresponding with the key hole, wherein the motor drives the screw rod to move back and forth, such that the screw rod moves into the key hole or moves out of the key hole.
 10. The box as claimed in claim 8, wherein the locking assembly comprises: a motor, having a rotation shaft and at least one guiding pillar located thereon; and at least one moving components, sheathed on the rotation shaft, having at least one thread groove, wherein the guiding pillar is movably coupled with the thread groove, the rotation shaft rotates and drives the moving component back and forth along an axis of the rotation shaft, such that the moving component moves into the key hole or moves out of the key hole. 